This sort of thanatocoenose is typical of lakes with a semi-arid climate (Early Triassic period in the Kuznetsk Basin, Middle Jurassic- Lower Cretaceous of Middle Asia).
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Thanatocoenose
//θəˌnætəʊˈsiːnəʊs//
Synonyms for "thanatocoenose" (3 found)
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Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 屍積群 /尸积群 noun (dead life forms found together)
- 生物屍積群 /生物尸积群 noun (dead life forms found together)
Malay
1 entries- tanatosenosis noun (dead life forms found together)
Portuguese
1 entries- tanatocenose noun (dead life forms found together)
Swedish
2 entries- tanatocenos noun (dead life forms found together)
- thanatocoenos noun (dead life forms found together)
Ukrainian
1 entries- танатоценоз noun (dead life forms found together)
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The fossil diatom assemblage or thanatocoenose found in sediments typially represents as little as 1-5% of the original living assemblage or biocoenose.
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Given that paleozoologists sample the geological record (i.e., where faunal remains are deposited as a particular kind of sedimentary particle), they don't always have a complete thanatocoenose lying on the lab table.
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